Taking the Waters in Budapest

Is a winter trip to Budapest a good idea? It can be pretty cold, and due to its easterly location it gets dark early.  But flights to Budapest and hotels cost a lot less, than in the summer, restaurants and attractions are open all year, and this is the perfect time to wallow in the city’s many thermal baths! Winter hadn’t even started properly, I was unemployed and going back and forth to my home town visiting my sick grandmother, sitting on local trains for about six hours...